Lawmakers seek to streamline financial aid applications
02/25/2014Report says too few college-bound students applying for financial aid
02/25/2014
Source: The Sacramento Bee
A bill announced Tuesday aims to make the labyrinthine college application season a little easier for high school seniors.
Seeking to increase access to the state’s Cal Grants scholarship program, AB 2160 by Assemblyman Phil Ting, D-San Francisco, would require high schools to electronically submit grade point averages for all graduating seniors to the California Student Aid Commission.
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Ed Trust
Fierce advocates for the high academic achievement of all students – particularly those of color or living in poverty.